Credit: The Associated Press

San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (9) celebrates his last-second shot against the Miami Heat during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball game, Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Miami. The Spurs defeated the Heat 92-88.

MIAMI - One of the toughest assignments for the Heat as it opened the NBA Finals on Thursday was trying to slow down Tony Parker.For a while, Miami was able to do just that.The fourth quarter was a different story. It was Parker's story.Parker, the MVP of the Spurs' last Finals appearance in 2007, put up 10 points in the final 12 minutes as he helped San Antonio to a 92-88 Game 1 win at AmericanAirlines Arena.

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